Terms of Note

Wide Angle-a shot pertaining to a lens having a relatively wide angle of view.

Low Angle-a shot pertaining to a lens being low or on the ground for a low angle of view.

Close Up-a shot from close range for intimacy.

Extreme Close Up-a shot from an ever closer range for even more intimacy.

Editing-eliminating, deleting, cutting, splicing, or assembling the components of a project.

Narration-the reciting of events, especially in chronological order.

Documentary-of movies, television. Based on or re-creating an actual event, era, life story, etc. and contains no fictional elements.
Fiction-made up or not true.

Non-fiction-based on real events or stories. Factual.

Examples of these terms in NY Times videos:

Mixed Martial Arts Go To School-there are many low angle shots in this video to capture students wrestling on the ground. There are also narrations, not just by the reporter but by a third party such as students and teachers who are active in this field. It is non-fiction.

Guggenheim Gala-there is an on-and off narration by Melena Ryzik as she reports from a benefit at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. There are also many wide angle shots to capture artwork, people, and more people. Close ups are done on people's faces as they are interviewed.

Guggenheim Gala

A video on the New York Times website that I found interesting was UrbanEye: Guggenheim Gala. In the segment, Melena Ryzik reported from a benefit at the famous museum. It is all video and the camera does not shake. There is an on-an-off narration as well as many conversational interviews with the New York well-to-do and close up shots of artwork at the gala. It is a good video because it is a voyeuristic journey into New York nightlife.

New York Times Election Recap

The New York Times website multimedia graph of the 2008 elector shifts state by state is very helpful because you can see voter patterns in 2008 compared the the last election in 2004. For example, with just the click of a mouse you can see that Obama was more popular in the suburbs than Kerry and whites in Florida still remained republican after all these years. The graph is helpful because it is a visual representation of statistics the average voter wouldn't already know. View it in the politics section of the New York Times website!

BBC Online

BBC is a website where the good old Brits report global news in an interactive fashion. There are many political stories but not many sports or entertainment stories. There are many visuals, which makes it interactive. One thing that caught my eye is the presidential election coverage. People in other nations know all about our government but most of us can't even name Britain's prime minister.